Deputy Speaker Lanao del Sur 2nd district Rep. Yasser Balindong (left), Assistant Majority Leader Lanao del Sur 1st district Rep. Zia Alonto Adiong (PPAB) Two ranking congressmen from Mindanao have appealed to fellow politicians...
The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) on Tuesday, May 30, ruled out the possibility the accident in Kuwait where a motor vehicle hit several Filipino cyclists was a hate crime. (Photo from Maya Cycle) DFA Undersecretary for Migrant Affairs Eduardo de Vega said this during the Laging Handa public...
Former Onic Philippines midlaner Jaylord “Hate” Gonzales is taking his act overseas, becoming the first Filipino player to play as an import in MPL Malaysia after signing with Team SMG. Photo from Team SMG Hate is only the second player to play as a reinforcement, following the footsteps of...
WASHINGTON, United States -- A federal grand jury on Thursday indicted Payton Gendron on 27 counts of federal hate crimes and firearms charges in the mass shooting at the Tops grocery store on Jefferson Avenue in Buffalo, U.S. state of New York, two months ago. A screenshot taken from the web...
Former Supreme Court spokesman Theodore Te, a volunteer lawyer for the Free Legal Assistance Group (FLAG), noted the increase of trolling, hate speech, and red-tagging on social media even after the 2022 elections. Former Supreme Court spokesman Theodore Te (Jansen Romero / MANILA BULLETIN) During...
Holland, the first openly gay K-pop idol, has been assaulted in Seoul, South Korea in what he described as “obviously a hate crime.” The 26-year-old singer debuted in Korea in January 2018 with the single “Neverland.” Holland posted photos of himself with cuts on his face on Instagram and...
NEW YORK, United States -- A man who violently attacked seven Asian women in New York over the span of three hours in February has been charged with ''hate crimes,'' Manhattan's district attorney said Monday. A person holds a sign during the "Asian Solidarity March" rally against recent anti-Asian...
The Philippine Consulate General in New York has strongly condemned the recent attacks against two Filipinos, including a senior, in New York as it urged authorities to keep the city's streets safe again. (Pixabay) Two Filipinos—a 73-year-old and 53-year-old—were at the receiving end...
The Department of Education (DepEd) on Wednesday, Oct. 27, expressed full support to the United Nations’ (UN) Strategy and Plan of Action on Hate Speech. DepEd / MANILA BULLETIN Guided by international and national frameworks and policies on equality, DepEd said that it recognizes the important...
How we lost the art of social discourse to the culture of hate? TROLLING IN THE DEEP Note from the author: Engage only with people to whom the object of public discourse applies, meaning there is a chance to inform, convince, or persuade them or to change their minds. Otherwise, disengage in quiet...
Actress Chynna Ortaleza recently shared a "very beautiful reminder" on Instagram. "Never let anyone recruit you into hating someone who has never wronged you," it read. The wife of Kean Cipriano reiterated hate is toxic. "Let’s get that out of our system and turn it into love &...
The Philippine government has called for an end to the hate and violence towards Asians in the United States amid concerns that a number of Filipinos are among the victims of these crimes. President Rodrigo Duterte delivers a speech during the turnover of more than 3 million Moderna vaccines...
